Improvement in a combined carriage-lantern and axle-lubricator



J. SCHEEPER.

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No. 33.853. Patented Dec 3, 1861.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE}? JOHN SCHEEPER, OF NEW" YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN A COMBINED CARRIAGE-LANTERN AND AXLE-LUBRICATOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 33,853, dated December3, 1801.

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN SCHEEPER, of No. 16 Minetta Lane, in the city,county, and State of NewYork ,have invented a Combined Carriage-Lanternand Axle-Lubricator; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 represents the lamp and lubricator attached to a fragment of anaxle, shown in section. Fig. 2 represents the lubricator by a sideelevation attached to a fragment of an axle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

The object of this invention is to provide carriage-axles with areservoir of oil which shall automatically supply oil to lubricate theaxle-bearings, and also feed a carriage-lantern from the same reservoir.

To enable others to fully understand and construct my invention, I willproceed to describe it.

A represents a wrought-iron carriageaxle; B, a journal; 0, a collar, andD the hub of a wheel, which is fitted upon the journal and recessed atits butt-end to receive the collar on the axle flush with its end.

The reservoir E is of cylindrical form and is attached on the upper sideof the axle between the hubs of the wheels and adjacent thereto by aband passing around and shrunk upon the axle, or it may be fastened bystraps partly surrounding the axle and secured by screws, as shown inFig. 2, or in any other suitable manner. The reservoir in line with theaxle and near the bottom is provided on opposite sides with bosses a a,which have a hole in them, through which a perforated tube F passes, andis secured therein by a thumbnut fitted upon each end. The thumb-nut bon the inner end is for the purpose of allowing the tube to be filledwith wicking, wool, cotton, or any suitable substance to prevent the toofree flow of oil to the axle-journal, and when filled to efiectuallyclose that end of the tube, and thus prevent any oil running to waste.The thumb-nut c on the opposite end of this perforated tube has anopening made through it, in which is fitted the end of a smaller tube 6,passing at an angle downward through the collar of the axle to conveyoil from the reservoir to lubricate the axle-bearing.

H is the wicktube of the lamp, Which is supported in the reservoir bymeans of the arms f f, projecting from its sides, resting upon lugs g g,which may be soldered or otherwise aifixed to the inner sides of thereservoir. This tube projects above the reservoir into the lantern. Theupper end of the reservoir has a screw-thread cut on its periphery, ontowhich the screw-threaded flange h of the lantern G is fitted, and thelantern thereby secured in position without other fastening. The lanternis furnished in front with a pane of glass I and has a perforated bottomto admit fresh air to feed the flame and a perforated top to allow theheat and smoke to escape thereat. The lantern maybe of any improvedpattern and size and arranged so as to open on top or at the side toadmit of ready access to the wick to light and extinguish the flame. Thewick is prevented from descending in the tube by the jarring motion ofthe axles by means of a plate-spring 'i, which is soldered to one of thearms thereof, and after passing once around the tube is bent so as tohave the point enter the slot in the tube and press a portion of thewick against the opposite side of the tube.

hen it is not desired to use the lanterns or have them exposed, they canbe taken oif and the reservoir closed by a screw-cap J. (Shown in Fig.2.) The reservoirs on the hind axle of the vehicle maybe always keptclosed by these caps, as it is not necessary to have lights only on thefront axle.

The advantages of the above-described improvement are as follows: Thereservoir being stationary and in an upright position, it is alwaysaccessible and can be easily replenished with oil. The lanterns, beingattached to the reservoirs and inside of the wheels, are not so liableto injury from collisions and do not disfigure the carriage, as they dowhen attached to the sides of the seat or body of the vehicle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Feeding a carriage-lantern and axlebearing'with oil from the samereservoir-,substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The reservoir E, screw-cap J, horizontal perforated tube F,screw-nuts b 0, tube e, collar O, and axle-bearing B, when combined,

arranged, and operating in the manner described.

JOHN SOIIEEPER.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES H. GRIDLEY, JAMES LAIRD.

